{"product_id":"womansword-what-japanese-words-say-about-women-paperback","title":"Womansword: What Japanese Words Say about Women - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKittredge Cherry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThirty years after its first publication, \u003ci\u003eWomansword \u003c\/i\u003eremains a timely, provocative work on how words reflect female stereotypes in modern Japan. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShort, lively essays offer linguistic, sociological, and historical insight into issues central to the lives of women everywhere: identity, girlhood, marriage, motherhood, work, sexuality, and aging. Cherry uses Japanese society, from folklore to pop culture, to illuminate female identity, simultaneously teaching us about both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new introduction shows how things have--and haven't--changed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKittredge Cherry\u003c\/b\u003e studied in Japan on a Rotary International Journalism scholarship at Kobe College and International Christian University in Tokyo. She has written about Japan for such publications as \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. Her popular \"Cool Words\" column was a regular feature at the \u003ci\u003eAsahi Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e from 2006-09. A native of Iowa, Cherry has degrees in journalism and art history from the University of Iowa, and a master of divinity degree from Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKitt's specialties include women's issues, language, culture, and communication.\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e praised her \"very graceful, erudite\" writing style and her poetry has won several awards. Her books have been translated into Chinese, German, Japanese, and Polish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45774612332741,"sku":"9781611720297","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/DTWwTFzY_p9781611720297.webp?v=1770524696","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/womansword-what-japanese-words-say-about-women-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}